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Privacy Policy

People for Change Coalition (PFC Coalition) respects the privacy of those who visit its website (“Users”) and does not share personal information about Users except in the limited circumstances described in this Privacy Policy.

PFC Coalition uses its website (the www.pfccoalition - domain) to provide information about our work with the nonprofit and minority business sector, and In the process, data may be exchanged between PFC Coalition servers, Users and their browsers. To attend our events, users are asked to provide their name, email address, and other information.

This Privacy Policy sets forth the standards that PFC Coalition follows with regard to all activities undertaken and information provided by Users who register for the PFC Annual Conference, attend our workshops and trainings, attend our events, and subscribe to our email list. It does not apply to any other information collected by PFC Coalition by any other means.

The following list includes the different types of information PFC Coalition collects:

Personally Identifiable Information

“Personally Identifiable Information” (“PII”) is information that would allow someone to identify or contact a User, such as a User’s name, organization, address, and email address. PII does not include aggregated information or information about Users that, by itself, does not permit the identification of a specific individual. For example, statistics about how many persons visited PFC Coalition’s website is not PII.

PFC Coalition does not require Users to register or provide PII to view the PFC Coalition homepage or many other areas of the PFC Coalition website. There are occasions when PFC Coalition requests PII in order to provide Users with specific services. For example, PII is collected to enable Users to sign up for newsletters or other information services. Member-restricted portions of the PFC Coalition website may require additional PII, which will be used by PFC Coalition in accordance with the terms of membership and this Privacy Policy.

Nonpersonally Identifiable Information

“Nonpersonally Identifiable Information” (“NII”) is information about User behavior that is not associated with a User’s name, contact information or other PII. Examples of such data would be IP addresses, browser types, and access times. PFC Coalition may use this information to customize PFC Coalition’s website for Users, but shall not include or refer to PII, such as a User’s email address, when using this type of data.

Aggregated Information

“Aggregated Information” (“AI”) refers to information PFC Coalition gathers by compiling NII to provide summaries of use of PFC Coalition’s website. PFC Coalition may use AI to understand the interests of Users as a group, but such AI is not linked to individual Users’ PII. Given the nonpersonally identifiable nature of this information, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy upon PFC Coalition’s right to aggregate this information and IS may share this AI with third parties and use this information in any way.

II. Opting Out of Communications
Users may opt out of receiving communications from PFC Coalition by contacting PFC Coalition at:

IV. Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
PFC Coalition does not share any User’s PII with any third party without the consent of the User, except that PFC Coalition may, pursuant to a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits third parties from using any User’s PII for direct marketing purposes, share such information with third-party service providers who perform functions on behalf of PFC Coalition, including without limitation credit card transaction processing, national conference registration, electronic distributions, and mailings. PFC Coalition will not sell, exchange, or release Users’ PII to any third party, except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws or valid legal processes, to protect the rights and property of PFC Coalition, or to provide the services or information a User has requested. Users are informed of the terms of use at the time PII is provided through a link to the terms on an PFC Coalition webpage. For example, Users can request that PFC Coalition send them newsletters and can opt out from receiving future newsletters at any time by following the instructions in section II above. Similarly, Users who register online to attend the PFC Coalition national conference may opt out from having their name and other contact information included in a public list of conference attendees.

PFC Coalition uses third parties to process credit card transactions. Such third parties receive the credit card number and other PII only to verify credit card numbers and to process credit card transactions in a secure environment. PFC Coalition does not store credit card information.

V. Use of Cookies
PFC Coalition’s website uses a standard technology called “cookies.” A cookie is a small piece of information stored on a User’s computer and not on PFC Coalition’s website that enables a User’s web browser to remember User preferences and other specific User information. For example, cookies allow a User to log in without entering the User’s User Name each time the User accesses PFC Coalition’s website. PFC Coalition may use cookies to provide customized content for individual Users and monitor how visitors use PFC Coalition’s website, which allows PFC Coalition to improve and tailor its website. Users may not be able to use some parts of PFC Coalition’s website if they disable cookies.

VI. Links to Third-Party Websites
This Privacy Policy addresses only activities connected with PFC Coalition’s website and servers. Other sites, including those to which PFC Coalition’s website links, may have their own website privacy policies. PFC Coalition does not control these third-party websites, and this Privacy Policy does not control or address use of these third-party websites. PFC Coalition encourages Users to review the privacy policies posted on these third-party websites. Links to a third-party website do not denote an affiliation with the website or an endorsement of its missions or viewpoints. PFC Coalition does not endorse and has no responsibility for the content, accuracy of the information, and quality of products or services provided by or advertised on these third-party websites.

VII. Security Procedures
PFC Coalition has implemented security measures to protect Users’ PII from loss, misuse, and alteration. PFC Coalition uses industry-standard practices, such as encrypted storage and password protection systems, to safeguard the confidentiality of Users’ PII. We reserve the right to change these security measures to accommodate new security technologies and methods. Although PFC Coalition has implemented security measures to protect a User’s PII, please be advised that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and Users assume the risk of any security breaches.

VIII. Consent to this Privacy Policy
When Users use PFC Coalition’s website, they are using a service provided by PFC Coalition and, therefore, agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

IX. Privacy of Children
PFC Coalition does not knowingly collect PII from children under the age of thirteen.

X. Notification of Changes to Privacy Policy
PFC Coalition reserves the right to amend its Privacy Policy, subject to the following reasonable notice provisions. If PFC Coalition decides to use Users’ PII in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, PFC Coalition shall notify Users in advance via email. Users may choose whether or not PFC Coalition may use such information in this manner. In addition, if PFC Coalition makes any material changes in its privacy practices that do not affect Users’ PII already provided to PFC Coalition, PFC Coalition shall post a prominent notice on its website notifying Users of the change. In some cases where PFC Coalition posts such notice, PFC Coalition may also email Users who have opted to receive communications from PFC Coalition, notifying them of the changes in PFC Coalition’s privacy practices. Use of PFC Coalition’s website following reasonable notice of any change to the Privacy Policy shall constitute a User’s acceptance of such change.

XI. Use of Website Content
The information contained on PFC Coalition’s website is provided for general informational purposes only. None of this information is intended or should be construed to be legal advice or a legal opinion. Although reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information contained on the website is as accurate as possible, omissions and errors may occur and the information may not reflect the most current developments. PFC Coalition expressly disclaims all liability to any person with respect to the consequences of any act or omission committed based upon reliance, in whole or in part, on any of the contents of the website.

XII. Questions
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, use of your PII, or the PFC Coalition website, please contact PFC Coalition as follows: